Those who admitted to lying to adults were found to be more likely to have a drinking habit or a higher risk of future alcohol addiction than peers who reported being honest with their parents.

Earlier studies have concentrated more on the role of parental supervision in early alcoholism prevention.

Adolescents tend to disclose more information about themselves to parents whom they perceive as loving and supportive.

A child’s satisfaction with family relationships can lower the likelihood of both lying and drinking.

In contrast, excessive parental monitoring was found to be ineffective in preventing bad habits in teens - who tended to lie more to overly controlling parents.

Prof Kaploun, of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, St Petersburg, said: “Adolescence is the age at which children in our societies work hard to develop their skills of autonomy.

“In a situation where trust is absent from the relationship between parents and their teenage children, the latter might consider both lying and drinking as acceptable practices for developing autonomy skills.

“This is why such behaviours are interconnected, while excessive parental control can be counterproductive.”

The study, whose co authors were from the University of New York, also found teens whose peers drink alcohol are also more likely to lie to their parents, but this effect is more typical for boys than girls.

Recent research has suggested under-age drinking is falling in Britain and most of the West - with experts suggesting young people are happier to stay at home and interact through social media.